Winged Shield Winged Sword 1950 1997

Author : Bernard C. Nalty
Publisher : The Minerva Group, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781410209023
Total Pages : 676 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Winged Shield, Winged Sword 1950-1997 written by Bernard C. Nalty and published by The Minerva Group, Inc.. This book was released on 2003-11 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes and analyzes, in the context of national policy and international rivalries, the evolution of land-based air power since the United States Army in 1907 established an Aeronautical Division. Provides a clearer understanding of the central role of the Air Force in current American defense policy.

Author : Bernard C. Nalty
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Winged Shield, Winged Sword: 1950-1997 written by Bernard C. Nalty and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the milestone official comprehensive history of the United States Air Force with compelling stories about America's airmen and their aircraft. This document, Volume II, picks up the narrative at the Korean War, takes it through the War in Southeast Asia, the Gulf War, to the drawdown following the end of the Cold War."--barnesandnoble.com

Author : Bernard Nalty
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781475027433
Total Pages : 670 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Winged Shield, Winged Sword written by Bernard Nalty and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-03-11 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second volume of a two-volume set of the history of the United States Air Force. It includes sections and chapters covering Air Force history from 1950 to 1997. United States Air Force, Air Force History and Museums Program.

Author : Bernard C. Nalty
Publisher : Air Force History & Museums Program
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Winged Shield, Winged Sword written by Bernard C. Nalty and published by Air Force History & Museums Program. This book was released on 1997 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskriver de amerikanske flystyrkers historiske udvikling i perioden 1907-1950.

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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Winged Shield, Winged Sword : a History of the United States Air Force written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bernard Nalty ( Editor)
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530350933
Total Pages : 670 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Winged Shield, Winged Sword written by Bernard Nalty ( Editor) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout its first century, military aviation helped advance the interests of the United States. From a curiosity, fragile and of uncertain value, the warplane has become a devastating weapon. Moreover, ballistic missiles and surveillance satellites have joined aircraft in this aerial array. In these volumes, we try to describe and analyze, in the context of national policy and international rivalries, the evolution of land-based air power since the United States Army in 1907 established an Aeronautical Division responsible to the Chief Signal Officer. This work, in addition to commemorating the Air Force's fiftieth anniversary, also commemorates almost one hundred years of progress in the design and use of aerial weaponry. By placing airmen and their machines in an appropriate context, it provides a clearer understanding of the central role of the Air Force in current American defense policy. Early in the conceptualization of this work, it was decided that a collaborative effort would make the best use of whatever special skills or knowledge each of contributor might possess. The history is divided into two volumes. Volume I, containing the first 12 chapters, begins with balloons and the earliest heavier-than-air machines. It carries the story through World War II to the establishment of the United States Air Force as a service separate from, but equal to, the Army and the Navy. Volume II picks up the narrative at the Korean War, takes it through the War in Southeast Asia, the Gulf War, to the drawdown following the end of the Cold War.

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Publisher : Department of the Air Force
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Splendid Vision, Unswerving Purpose written by and published by Department of the Air Force. This book was released on 2002 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the nature of civil war in the modern world and in historical perspective. Civil wars represent the principal form of armed conflict since the end of the Second World War, and certainly in the contemporary era. The nature and impact of civil wars suggests that these conflicts reflect and are also a driving force for major societal change. In this sense, "Understanding Civil War: Continuity and Change in Intrastate Conflict" argues that the nature of civil war is not fundamentally changing in nature. The book includes a thorough consideration of patterns and types of intrastate conflict and debates relating to the causes, impact, and changing nature of war. A key focus is on the political and social driving forces of such conflict and its societal meanings, significance and consequences. The author also explores methodological and epistemological challenges related to studying and understanding intrastate war. A range of questions and debates are addressed. What is the current knowledge regarding the causes and nature of armed intrastate conflict? Is it possible to produce general, cross-national theories on civil war which have broad explanatory relevance? Is the concept of civil wars empirically meaningful in an era of globalization and transnational war? Has intrastate conflict fundamentally changed in nature? Are there historical patterns in different types of intrastate conflict? What are the most interesting methodological trends and debates in the study of armed intrastate conflict? How are narratives about the causes and nature of civil wars constructed around ideas such as ethnic conflict, separatist conflict and resource conflict? This book will be of much interest to students of civil wars, intrastate conflict, security studies and IR in general.

Author : William P. Head
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Night Hunters written by William P. Head and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Pace Head
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1623491185
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Night Hunters written by William Pace Head and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Night Hunters, air power historian William P. Head provides the first detailed study of the development and deployment of the AC-130 gunship. While other airframes and other types of close air support (CAS) and interdiction weapon systems preceded or flew with the AC-130s, this four-engine cargo airframe proved to be not only the longest serving fixed-wing gunship but also the most effective by far. During the Vietnam War, the US military developed new tactics and weapons systems to counter a diversity of enemy tactics and geographic features, the difficult climate, and the shifting diplomatic context. One of the most important was the development of the AC-130. Its ability to transport heavier payloads at higher altitudes across longer distances made it the logical choice to be the final Vietnam-era fixed-wing gunship and the only one that continues to fly missions in the twenty-first century. In addition, it employed many of the most advanced weapons, sensors, targeting devices, and fire control systems of the 1970s or of any era. By recounting both the technical development and the combat operations of the plane, and by looking at the proposed alternatives for its use in the War on Terror, Night Hunters offers a clear view of the role of gunships and of close air support in US wars. In today’s never-ending brushfire wars, the AC-130s continue to uphold their reputation for excellence.

Author : Tal Tovy
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612519113
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tomcats and Eagles written by Tal Tovy and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the first half of the 1970s, two new fighter aircraft entered operational service in the United States: The Navy's Grumman F-14 Tomcat and the Air Force's McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. These two aircraft were part of the backbone of the tactical air power of the United States; their introduction was accompanied by comprehensive reforms in pilot training as well as new technologies and weapon systems. In addition to the tactical significance of the two aircraft as innovative fighting platforms, however, their development and deployment should be viewed within a broad geopolitical and geostrategic context. Tovy explains how the F-14 Tomcat and the F-15 Eagle were an integral part of the aerial component of the conventional arms race within the Cold War. He argues that the trend of Soviet advanced weapon systems development created a perception of threat to the United States, challenging its conventional military power. Tomcats and Eagles explores how the Vietnam War accelerated the need for advanced fighter-interceptors, and that the lessons learned from aerial combat in Vietnam had a significant impact on the design and operational characteristics of the F-15. The author reveals that after F-14s were sold to Iran and F-15s to Israel in the second half of the 1970s, these jets were integrated into their armed forces, leading to Israel's use of the F-15 during the First Lebanese War. Finally, the author provides an in-depth look at the operation of the F-14 and F-15 in U.S. actions in Southeast Asia, beginning with the Tanker Wars in the mid-1980s, through Operation Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom, and ending with Operation Iraqi Freedom.